The lappet-faced vulture or Nubian vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) is an Old World vulture belonging to the bird order Accipitriformes, which also includes...
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vulture, Gyps africanus Cape vulture, Gyps coprotheres Hooded vulture, Necrosyrtes monachus Red-headed vulture, Sarcogyps calvus Lappet-faced vulture...
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The exposed culmen of the cinereous vulture measures 8–9 cm (3.1–3.5 in). Only their cousin, the lappet-faced vulture, with a bill length of up to about...
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most dominant vulture in their range; the most dominant species is considered to be the larger lappet-faced vulture. This species of vulture is considered...
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white-backed vultures, 17 white-headed vultures, 28 hooded vultures, 14 lappet-faced vultures and 10 cape vultures, altogether 537 vultures, besides 2 tawny...
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it is dark brown. The red-headed vulture is very similar in appearance to its larger relative the Lappet-faced vulture in Africa and Arabia, even being...
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occur on the faces of some animals. For instance, the lappet-faced vulture has lappets of bare flesh on the sides of its head. The Chambers Dictionary...
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The Indian vulture or long-billed vulture (Gyps indicus) is a bird of prey native to the Indian subcontinent. It is an Old World vulture belonging to...
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1980s, three species of Gyps vultures (the white-rumped vulture, the long-billed vulture and the slender-billed vulture) had a combined estimated population...
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Torgos tracheliotos negevensis (redirect from Arabian lappet-faced vulture)
Torgos tracheliotos negevensis, the Arabian lappet-faced vulture or Arabian vulture, is an endangered bird endemic to the western and southern reaches...
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